BJP files complaint with Rajasthan CEO against Rahul's speech

Jaipur: The BJP on Thursday filed a complaint with the Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during his speech in Churu and Alwar.

A BJP delegation, led by party vice president Onkar Singh Lakhawat, alleged Rahul's speeches in Churu and Alwar yesterday spread communalism and were provocative, according to a party release here.

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"Gandhi has tried to divide the society further and blamed the BJP for violence in UP's Muzaffarnagar and Gujarat," according to the complaint.